American College of Medical Toxicology Position Statement Mold

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Dear All,

It has recently been brought to my attention that the American College of

Medical Toxicology (ACMT) has accepted the writings of Dr. Sudakin and

Dr. Kurt of the ACMT Practice Committee, to be their position statement

on mold. Dr. Sudakin and Dr. Kurt are both nationally recognized prolific

expert defense witnesses in mold litigation.

The title of the ACMT Mold Position Statement is: " Institute of Medicine on

Damp Indoor Spaces and Health. " It may be read at

_http://acmt.net/cgi/page.cgi?aid=12 & _id=52 & zine=show_

(http://acmt.net/cgi/page.cgi?aid=12 & _id=52 & zine=show)

A key finding of the document is: " With respect to mycotoxins in indoor air,

exposure modeling studies have concluded that even in moldy environments, the

maximum inhalation dose of mycotoxins is generally orders of magnitude lower

than demonstrated thresholds for adverse health effects.(3,7,8) "

The three references cited for the above statement are:

(3.) American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Evidence

Based Statement: Adverse Human Health Effects Associated with Molds in the

Indoor Environment. 2002. _http://www.acoem.org/guidelines/article.asp?ID=52_

(http://www.acoem.org/guidelines/article.asp?ID=52) Outed on the front page of

the WSJ for it's conflicts of interest and unscientific methodology in

determining the implausibility of toxicosis from indoor microbial contaminents.

(7) " Risk from inhaled mycotoxins in indoor office and residential

environments. Int J Toxicol 2004 January;23 " Thrown out of court in Ca April

14,

2006, as an unscientific " huge leap " when determining the implausibility of

human illness from indoor mycotoxin exposure. [note; this court case was just

two

months prior to the drafting of this ACMT paper and the IOM Report was the

primary document used to discredit this study]

(8) Satratoxin G from the black mold Stachybotrys chartarum evokes

olfactory sensory neuron loss and inflammation in the murine nose and brain.

Environmental Health Perspectives. A rodent study that was a breakthrough in

determining olfactory and cognitive difficulties caused by mycotoxins. The

study

ends with the sentence, " Ultimately, all such information must be framed

against

accurate quantitative assessments of human exposure to satratoxins using

both state-of-the-art sampling and analytical methods and relevant biomarkers. "

meaning, NOWHERE does this paper conclude that, " the maximum inhalation dose

of mycotoxins is generally orders of magnitude lower than demonstrated

thresholds for adverse health effects. " ...in humans.

_http://www.ehponline.org/members/2006/8854/8854.pdf_

(http://www.ehponline.org/members/2006/8854/8854.pdf)

NOWHERE does it acknowledge that " exposure modeling studies " cannot be used

by themselves when determining human health or that they are simply

addressing one hypothetical mycotoxitoxin exposure for one hypothetical time.

NOWHERE

has this ever been considered accepted scientific methodology when

determining human illness from mycotoxin exposure. NOWHERE has this concept

ever been

reproduced except by Dr. Sudakin's employers in the two papers cited above

(references 3 & 7).

SCIENTIFICALLY, EXPOSURE MODELING STUDIES HAVE " CONCLUDED " NOTHING ABOUT

HUMAN HEALTH FROM INDOOR MYCOTOXIN EXPOSURE.

So here is my question: With so many people - children - literally crying

for help from serious illness brought on by exposure to microbial contaminants

in WDB's, what motivates some to promote the false concept that it has been

scientifically proven these serious illnesses indicative of poisoning are not

plausible to occur from exposure in WDB's? How can medical professionals

do such a horrid thing to their fellowman?

Sharon Kramer

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Thanks, Sharon, for your post, although it is so

disgusting to read something so false. Medical

professionals obviously do this so they can get paid

off, I would say for reasons of greed. Corruption and

greed are so rampant in almost every corner of our

society today, that one hardly knows where to start in

battling these untruths. It is very disheartening.

I almost think the average person has more respect for

the dangers of mold than some of these criminal

doctors.

Judi

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I'll agree and point out that there are *thankfully* just a small number of

*criminal* doctors (by this I mean that they are deliberately making junk

science to line their pocketbooks by depriving us of access to assistance and

healthcare). There are, however, just enough to confuse the others who aren't

paying full attention - most of those who are ignorant are not themselves liars.

Doesn't excuse their ignorance and their cruelty to their patients, but most of

them are not criminal.

~Haley

dottykalm <dottykalm@...> wrote:

Thanks, Sharon, for your post, although it is so

disgusting to read something so false. Medical

professionals obviously do this so they can get paid

off, I would say for reasons of greed. Corruption and

greed are so rampant in almost every corner of our

society today, that one hardly knows where to start in

battling these untruths. It is very disheartening.

I almost think the average person has more respect for

the dangers of mold than some of these criminal

doctors.

Judi

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